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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102272

THE EFFECTS OF AN ACUTE REDUCTION IN BLOOD PRESSURE BY MEANS OF DIFFERENTIAL SPINAL SYMPATHETIC BLOCK ON THE CEREBRAL CIRCULATION OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Seymour S. Kety, Benton D. King, Steven M. Horvath, William A. Jeffers, and Joseph H. Hafkenschiel

Department of Pharmacology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Department of Anesthesiology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Present address: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

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This work was supported in part by grants to the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Pennsylvania from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Pharmacology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Department of Anesthesiology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2

Present address: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

1

This work was supported in part by grants to the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Pennsylvania from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Pharmacology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Department of Anesthesiology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2

Present address: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

1

This work was supported in part by grants to the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Pennsylvania from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Pharmacology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Department of Anesthesiology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2

Present address: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

1

This work was supported in part by grants to the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Pennsylvania from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Pharmacology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Department of Anesthesiology, the Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2

Present address: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

1

This work was supported in part by grants to the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Pennsylvania from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Published April 1, 1950 - More info

Published in Volume 29, Issue 4 on April 1, 1950
J Clin Invest. 1950;29(4):402–407. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102272.
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